Dave Tabler, Author at Appalachian History

Will you come up before it is too late?

He drew Hell. He had agonized faces of poor sinners who were on fire. There were demons who were tormenting. This would go on for ETERNITY.

The public reaction to the Callihans’ claims may have been more painful to the family than the fear and destruction itself.

Buck Nichols still rests beneath tons of dirt in the collapsed tunnel. Most hikers will pass through the new tunnel, unaware of the tragedy.

She said her husband understood from before they married that Earl was her first love and would always be in her heart.

Composer/folklorist Derek Piotr catches up with Nicola Pritchard in NC to learn about the roots of the ancient Scottish tune ‘Bolakins.’